title: [Primary care networks: a benefit to the health of adolescents and young adults].
abstract: Primary care networks can contribute to the quality of care for young people. Through the description of a youth healthcare network in Geneva, Switzerland, we illustrate how a primary care network can improve both access to care and retention of young people within the healthcare system. This type of network provides important benefits both for young people (accessibility, acceptability and appropriateness of health services) and health providers (multidisciplinary collaboration, training and research opportunities) and their development should therefore be encouraged.
authors.affiliation: Unité santé jeunes, Département de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. francoise.narring@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Narring
authors.forename: Dagmar M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: Hines
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mabika
authors.forename: Venkatraman
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chandra-Mouli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013557:Switzerland; D055815:Young Adult